Official Cup

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso got the match started through his kick off. Zbyszko Szpakowski was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 8 minutes into the match. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Esteco! Esteco:s Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo showed great skill when he stopped Petros Mousa:s penalty. In the 13th minute of the match INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB got a corner. Esteco's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cao Yue Zheng ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's corner Cao Yue Zheng fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo quite easily take care of the ball. If Lorenzo Boni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lorenzo Boni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boni Yarman in the 22nd minute of play forced Esteco's goalkeeper Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from He Qiang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Enzo Trossero got a free kick in the 27th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Esteco's goalkeeper Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bartolo Gabrio. Farid Mondragón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petros Mousa in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Hermengildo Guifre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Samuel Claude had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Farid Mondragón played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Claude in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when He Qiang made the kick off in the second half. Samuel Claude hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. In the 51st minute of the match Enzo Trossero shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by He Qiang in the 58th minute of play forced Esteco's goalkeeper Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Bartolo Gabrio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolo Gabrio in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute Boni Yarman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esteco's Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boni Yarman in the 65th minute of play. After a rather tough play, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Luis Advíncula got a free kick in the 67th minute. If He Qiang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. He Qiang charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed He Qiang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 76th minute, He Qiang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Claude in the 77th minute of play forced INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from He Qiang in the 80th minute of play. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartolo Gabrio, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Farid Mondragón made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso sent off a good shot on target. Esteco's Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Boni Yarman in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Esteco's goalie prevented a goal. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by Esteco's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cao Yue Zheng was slow to take the kick. During this time INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's players had a chance to rest. In the 94th match minute, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cao Yue Zheng to maneuver through the defense. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.